yetim, fahri eskişehir osmangazi üniversitesi - fen edebiyat fakültesi - tarih bölümü, Eskişehir, turkey

The Mediterranean Geo-Politics of the Ottoman Stat in the Early 20^th Century

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The Ottoman State’s longevity and identity being indebted to the supremacy she established in the Mediterranean, in one respect, the Ottoman State lost its political presence on the North African shores to a great extent in the course of the 19^th century with Algiers, Egypt and Tunisia lost. By the 20^th century Ottoman political presence in North Africa was limited to Tripoli; but the Ottoman State remained a major power in world politics controlling a sizeable portion of the Mediterranean coast. However the Ottoman North African territories, in fact, corresponding to the bulk of the Islamic geography of the Empire, were mainly lost in that period, although this did not mean the termination of the imperial concerns stemming from matters of historical identity and mission. The Ottoman state continued to closely watch developments in the region until its official abolishment in 1918 and continued with her interests, rooted in the state philosophy. The correspondence between the Ottoman State and its former North African territories, as well as ambassadorial reports and numerous archival documents, show the Ottoman administration of the 20^th century maintained a close concern in the geo-political developments of the Mediterranean world.

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Geo , politics , Ottoman Empire , Mediterranean , Strategy

Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities

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